Quotes
"Whereas Europeans generally pronounce his name the right way ('Nick-louse Veert'), Americans invariably mangle it into 'Nickel's Worth.' This is to say that Europeans call him by name, but Americans call him by value." — Introduction by Adriaan van Wijngaarden at the IFIP Congress (1965). "In our profession, precision and perfection are not a dispensable luxury, but a simple necessity." —Niklaus Wirth, "A Few Words with Niklaus Wirth". Dr Carlo Pescio (June 1997) "Reliable and transparent programs are usually not in the interest of the designer." —Niklaus Wirth, "A Digital Contrarian Retires". Beat Gerber (June 1999)Read more about this topic: Niklaus Wirth
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“Man is timid and apologetic; he is no longer upright; he dares not say “I think,” “I am,” but quotes some saint or sage.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“A great man quotes bravely, and will not draw on his invention when his memory serves him with a word as good. What he quotes, he fills with his own voice and humour, and the whole cyclopedia of his table-talk is presently believed to be his own.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Young people of high school age can actually feel themselves changing. Progress is almost tangible. It’s exciting. It stimulates more progress. Nevertheless, growth is not constant and smooth. Erik Erikson quotes an aphorism to describe the formless forming of it. “I ain’t what I ought to be. I ain’t what I’m going to be, but I’m not what I was.””
—Stella Chess (20th century)